Non-invasive photoglottography for use in the lab and the field
Conference: Speech Communication - 12. ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation
10/05/2016 - 10/07/2016 at Paderborn, Deutschland
Proceedings: Speech Communication
Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Suthau, Eike (Centre of Microtechnical Manufacturing, Technical University Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany)
Birkholz, Peter (Institute of Acoustics and Speech Communication, Technical University Dresden, Germany)
Mainka, Alexander (Division of Phoniatrics and Audiology, ENT-Department, Technical University Dresden, Germany)
Simpson, Adrian P. (Institute of German Linguistics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany)
Abstract:
A non-invasive method of photoglottography is described that locates both light source and light sensor on the outside surface of the subject’s neck. The study builds on the pioneering work of Honda, Maeda and colleagues, trying to overcome the problems of passing the light signal through the tissue of the neck twice. The specification of the light source and sensor have been improved, as has the optimal placement of the light sensor, now located centrally in the superior thyroid notch.